
of Christ, and He is not abiding in the
heart by living
faith."—Testimonies, vol.
5, p. 306.
"It it not enough to believe the theory
of truth. It is not enough to make a pro-
fession of faith in Christ and have our
names registered on the church roll. 'He
that keepeth His commandments dwelleth
in Him, and He in him. And hereby we
know that He abideth in us, by the Spirit
which He hath given us.' Hereby we do
know that we know Him, if we keep His
commandments.' 1 John 3:24; 2:3. This
is the genuine evidence of conversion.
Whatever our profession, it amounts to
nothing unless Christ is revealed in works
of righteousness."—Christ's
Object Lessons,
pages 312, 313.
5. How is the Christian to deal
with the old sinful nature? Roni.
6:6, 7, 11, 12.
NOTE.—" 'The prince of this world com-
eth,' said Jesus, 'and bath nothing in Me.'
John 14:30. There was in Him nothing
that responded to Satan's sophistry. He
did not consent to sin. Not even by a
thought did He yield to temptation. So
it may be with us. Christ's humanity was
united with divinity; He was fitted for the
conflict by the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit. And He came to make us partakers
of the divine nature. So long as we are
united to Him by faith, sin has no more
dominion over us. . . .
"And how this is accomplished, Christ has
shown us. By what means did He over-
come in the conflict with Satan? By the
word of God. Only by the word could He
resist temptation. 'It is written,' He said.
And unto us are given 'exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might
be partakers of the divine nature, having
escaped the corruption that is in the world
through lust.' 2 Peter 1:4. Every promise
in God's word is ours. 'By every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God' are
we to live. When assailed by temptation,
look not to circumstances or to the weak-
ness of self, but to the power of the word.
All its strength is yours. 'Thy word,' says
the psalmist, 'have I hid in mine heart, that
I might not sin against Thee.' By the word
of Thy lips I have kept me from the paths
of the destroyer.' Ps. 119:11;
17:4."—The
Desire of Ages,
page 123.
6.
How did Paul fight sin in his
own life? 1 Cor. 9:26, 27.
NoTE.—Moffatt translates this passage
thus: "Well, I run without swerving; I do
not plant my blows upon the empty air—
no, I maul and master my body, lest, after
preaching to other people, I am disquali-
fied myself."
(The Bible: A New Transla-
tion.
Copyright 1922, 1935, and 1950, by
Harper & Brothers. Used by permission.)
Weymouth makes it read: "I, then, so
run, as with no uncertain aim. I am a
boxer who does not beat the air; I bruise
my body and make it my slave, lest pos-
sibly, after being a herald to others, I my-
self should be rejected."
(The New Testa-
ment in Modern Speech.
Used by permis-
sion of Harper & Brothers, publishers.)
"We are under solemn obligations to
God to keep the spirit pure and the body
healthy, that we may be a benefit to
humanity, and render to God perfect ser-
vice. The apostle utters these words of
warning: 'Let not sin therefore reign in
your mortal body, that ye should obey it
in the lusts thereof.' He urges us onward
by telling us that 'every man that striveth
for the mastery is temperate in all things.'
He exhorts all who call themselves Chris-
tians to present their bodies 'a living sacri-
fice, holy, acceptable unto God.' He says:
`I keep under my body, and bring it into
subjection, lest that by any means, when
I have preached to others, I myself should
be as castaway.' "
Testimonies, vol.
2, p.
381.
Dealing With Temptation
7.
What is the source of tempta-
tion? James 1:14; 2 Peter 3:17.
8.
In time of trial and temptation,
where may help be found? Heb. 2:17,
18; Ps. 119:11.
NOTE.—
"
Christ must become man so
completely and fully that it can never be
said that He is a stranger to any tempta-
tion, any sorrow, any trial or suffering
that men must pass through. . . .
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